Lecture Schedule and Assignment Due Dates

Tentative Lecture Schedule

Will be revised as class progresses!

Date Topic Lecture Slides Readings
1/23 Introduction PDF Shirley et al., chs. 1, 2, 3, 4
1/28 Color PDF Shirley et al., chs. 21, 22
1/30 Shading PDF Shirley et al., chs. 10
2/4 2D Transformations PDF Shirley et al., chs. 5, 6
2/6 3D Transformations PDF Shirley et al., chs. 5, 6
2/11 Raytracing PDF Shirley et al., chs. 4, 12, 13
2/13 Sampling
2/18 No Class
2/20 Acceleration data structures PDF Shirley et al,. chs 12
2/25 Perspective PDF Shirley et al,. chs 7
3/4 Clipping and hidden surface removal PDF Shirley et al,. chs 8
3/6 Textures PDF Shirley et al,. chs 11
3/11 Curves and Surfaces PDF Shirley et al,. Ch. 15
3/13 Splines and Nurbs PDF
3/18 Midterm exam in class
3/20 Subdivision PDF
3/25 No classs
3/27 No class
4/1 Radiometry and Global Illumination PDF 1
PDF 2
Shirley et al., chs. 25, 20, 24
4/3 Radiosity and Photon Mapping (PDF 2 from 4/1)
4/8 Animation Intro PDF
4/10 Guest lecture: Adrien Treuille
4/15 Kinematics PDF
4/17 Motion Capture PDF
4/22 Simulation PDF
4/24 Spring and Mass Systems PDF
4/29 Rigid Bodies PDF
5/1 Project Presentations
11:00am - 2:00pm, Soda 5th floor
5/14 Final Exam
3:00 - 6:00pm, 105 STANLEY